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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 22, 1960
Page
1
Coal miners trapped for 20 hours in a collapsed shaft at Clydesdale mine in Coalbrook South Africa may already be dead according to a mine official. Authorities report 506 workers feared dead in the incident.
Moscow reports two prominent scientists say the nose cone of a multi stage rocket was recovered intact after a test flight that spanned about 7,762 miles. Tass quoted V Dobronravov noting the cone survived atmospheric re entry and aids future space satellite work.
Weather bulletins show Mostly cloudy skies with snow flurries today tonight and Saturday near Lake Erie. Temperatures run 13 to 20 degrees for Thursday with a high near 25 and lows around 13 to 18. Snow chances persist with light accumulations expected along the lake shore and diminishing by weekend.
Paris reports say President De Gaulle would visit revolt-torn Algeria in February while avoiding a direct ruling on firing Paratroop Gen. Jacques Massu. Massu’s absence at Algerian meetings and his critical interview fueled tensions with De Gaulle and right wing settlers.
Ex convict Robert V. Spears faces intense FBI questioning over an airliner crash that killed 42. His wife Frances linked him to the plot and said Taylor took his place on the flight to secure life insurance for their children. Authorities weigh evidence including dynamite found at Spears's hideout.
Elyria article highlights a $250000 capital improvement program for a Scout Camp expansion and a fund drive. It also notes recognition for a girl credited with saving her parents, alongside local terrorism and aviation crash context, FBI probes, and Lorain County Golden Gloves champions in a separate Lorain piece.
The weather bureau warned of continuing frigid conditions in Ohio through the weekend with subfreezing temps and scattered snow. Overnight readings ranged to 17 at Chesapeake and 12 in Columbus and Cleveland, northern counties near Cleveland could get 2 to 3 inches more. snow-covered areas include Lake Geauga and Ashtabula. A 72 year old man, Edward Leighton of Cleveland, was hospitalized after frostbite and a suspected heart attack. Cleveland schools reported 233 teacher absences and 15 percent pupil absenteeism due to Asian flu.
Gov Michael V DiSalle announced he won Sen Stephen M Young to join his Democratic National Convention delegation though Young insists Kennedy must win or withdraw before he votes Kennedy first two ballots The settlement allows Young to caucus and vote flexibly as an unbossed Democrat or spectator Lausche criticized DiSalle saying he shackled Ohio Democrats and bowed out as a potential favorite son after arguing over pledged Kennedy votes
Washington reports December consumer prices slipped one tenth of one percent from November to 125.5 percent of the 1947-49 average. Despite the dip, costs remained 15 percent above last year. Wage gains for about 575,000 workers tied to cost-of-living clauses will occur, including 330,000 in electrical equipment and West Coast aircraft, 230,000 in trucking, and 12,000 in other categories.
Happy Deas from Hong Kong arrives with his bride Kam Kitkwan in San Francisco after a search for a wife who is deaf or mute. Kam Kitkwan, 20, formerly a teacher at the Chinese School for the Deaf and Dumb in Hong Kong, meets the criteria. Dea, a Chinese immigrant living in San Francisco, chose a deaf or mute spouse.
Five children died in two separate fires in Michigan caused by overheated stoves. In the worst blaze near Ewart twelve year old Frank Hubbard and his sisters Vickie eight and Brenda seven were trapped in a two story cement home while their stepfather Hubert Rockafellow left to fetch another son. Their mother Wilma Rockafellow was at work. In another incident near Adrian Mrs Lee French used the coal stove in a house trailer where Jeanette Bell six and James Bell four were trapped as the trailer burned after the stove overheated.
classifieds tease promising shopping centers in America by 1965 and urges readers to use Chronicle Telegram Classified Ads to sell items. It provides Elyria and Lorain phone numbers and notes a helpful girl will place the ad. Includes a rumage sale at 448 Jefferson St and a Sold Out with a C T Want Ad endorsement.
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